Table 2 Properties of items from the 8-item Phubbing Scale
Item | Mean | SD | Kurtosis | Skewness |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1. My eyes start wandering on my phone when I’m together with others | 2.26 | 1.06 | -0.54 | 0.47 |
2. I am always busy with my mobile phone when I’m with my friends | 2.08 | 1.01 | -0.31 | 0.63 |
3. People complain about me dealing with my mobile phone | 2.00 | 1.10 | -0.15 | 0.86 |
4. I’m busy with my mobile phone when I’m with friends | 2.36 | 1.11 | -0.57 | 0.44 |
5. My phone is always within my reach | 3.85 | 1.24 | -0.18 | -0.91 |
6. When I wake up in the morning, I first check the messages on my phone | 3.55 | 1.33 | -0.95 | -0.48 |
7. I feel incomplete without my mobile phone | 2.85 | 1.41 | -1.25 | 0.11 |
8. My mobile phone use increases day by day | 2.82 | 2.85 | -1.00 | 0.18 |